The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-05
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidonts in West Virginia
91S,HtyT and Vicinity tsEag ..ftt

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The four Tyler County G. A. R. Posts
have arranged TO have a reunion at the
Middlebourne fair grounds on October Is
and IA, and have invited several other
posts and all other veterans 10 Join with
them. Isl. NJ Z $55.i5- 81.
Lemnel Nixon, 3 brakeman on the B. &
o., was picked up on the track near Frank.
vile. He had been thrown or fallen from
the train. II was supposed that his skull
was cracked, aud he had considerable
number OF serioua bruises, 20 that, a. first,
! hia lie was despaired OF. He is now con.
siderably improved, and will probably re-
cover.-Ktyssr Echo.
Hon. D. B. Lucas will read q poem at
the eleventh annual convention OF the
Delta Kappa Epailon Fraternity, to be
held IN Chicago, October 10 and 20, with
Tho Northwestern Alumni Association,
and for which event elaborate prepare
lions arc being made. Delegates from
thitty-one different colleges and thirteen
alumni associations will Be- present.
a Parkersburg dispatch saya: Frank
Bell, wealthy farmer, sged fifty; Wiley
Bszzall, aged fitty-dve, and John Kuoll,
were instantly killed yesterday at Rope
furnace. Reyeral miles down the Ohio, BY
the fall Of a large derrick, used in erecting
8 large coal house. This skulls of the two
men were horribly crushed, being caught
between q timber and a heavy piece OF
iron, Us In vice. a. ~ IF b..
For the next two weeks Pafkershurp
will be full OF preachers. To-day two
Conferences will assemble there. The
West Virgins Conferences Of tha Method.
let Episcopal Church, Bishop Foster pre-
siding, and the Pittsburgh Conference Of
the African N. Z. Church, Bishop Camp.
bell presit]ing. The following week the
General Baptist Asaocistion Of West Viz.
gsn!a vii! be in session there.
Tho dead body Of Edward Stump VIVA
found in Middle Islaud creek near Mid
dlebourne. He WAS sbou! 20 yes.s old
aud had hsen sent to Midilebourne for a
sack Of flour. Not returning ct NIGHT.
search WAS made for him the next morn.
ling and at last his hat and umbrella were
found near the place whore his body yag.
he was ouhject to fits, and it is supposed
that ShilaI he wss On bis way TO town be
was taken with Of and tumb,ed down
Tho bank into the creek, whero there was
not mora than q foot Of water. His body
had probably been in the water about
tWonty-lour hours when it ves found.
The Morsantown Post publishes the
following! Amsziah Shahan, whooe fame
as the fag-bearer in Company A. Firot
West Virginia Cavalry at tho bsttle of
Sailos's Crock, Va, in April, 1865, has
gone fer beyond the limits OF his native
State West Virginia), departed this week
los Montesano, Washington Territory, to
llvo. dc left part Of the old flag Of the
First West Virginia Regiment with the
Post. Congress voted MI. Saahan q hand.
some bTonas modal for capturing Rebel
tag IRON the Twenty.sixth Georgia Repi-
ment st sailor'a Greek, Va, April O, 1865.
he captured the Rebel colors amid a
shower Of bullets whore dozens who had
attempted to capture 1t had been shot
down. Such men deserve long life and
great prosperity. May he have them In
abundance. N a, II =
The store-house Of Wash Adkins at
wayne Y. H., which WAS occupied by
James Ferguson, who carried on grocery
b1slness,. wac destroyed by fire few
nl2hts since. Adkins dwelling bouse
was alao destroyed and the county isiI,
tae Mansfield house, and in fact the on.
t.fe town narrowly escaped like fate,
fortunately there was no wind, and wei
Blankets and full cisterna proved the sal.
Walton OF the place. The meat OF The fur.
niture in tho dwelling house was saved
though much Of 1t was badly broken. but
Ferguson Loaf his entire stock Of groceries,
az ms nooka and notee, a gold watch and
about sl25 in cush, and q small building
which stood near the ctore, which had 10
ba torn down to prevent the Gre from
amending. . Ferguaon's loss will probably
aggregate 81 200, and Mr.. Adkins lops in
buildings, &c, will be about 81, 200. None
Of Inc property was insured. The origin
OF the fire ia unknown, -. \ 'S't -